Simeone: Difference between us & Barca is €400m

Following the club's 0-0 draw with Barca, the Atletico boss highlighted the financial gulf between the two clubs and says he is delighted with the commitment of his players Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has taken a thinly-veiled swipe...

"We have great respect for Barcelona, there is a small difference of €400 million [£332m] and we have given our struggle and fight and that's good,"

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When Simeone was 14, his youth coach Victorio Spinetto nicknamed him Cholo as his energetic play reminded him of former Boca Juniors player and Argentine international Carmelo Simeone (no relation) who had that nickname.

Simeone spent most of his career in Italy with Pisa his first European club in 1990 in which he was brought in by manager Mircea Lucescu. After spells at Atlético Madrid where he was part of the club's 1996 La Liga and Copa Del Rey double triumph and Sevilla, Simeone returned to Serie A with Internazionale in 1997 and played two full seasons, winning the UEFA Cup in 1998 in a side spearheaded by Ronaldo up front. They beat his future club Lazio 3–0 in the final.

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